Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good on long weaned calves with 2 rounds of shots. Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher, 500-750 lbs steady, and over 750 lbs mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 450 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower, and over 450 lbs 3.00 to 8.00 higher. The next available report will be Friday, November 19, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.54/cwt on 852 head.

Average price

$159.54

852 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$26.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.68

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	165.54	912	465
Medium and Large 1-2	573	154.35	884	302
Medium and Large 2	490	149.82	734	33
Large 1	563	147.68	832	19thin
Medium 1	635	139.14	883	33

One grade step is worth $26.40/cwt here — about $29 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale852 hd

159.54

—

CO average5 barns · 6,063 hd

165.22

−5.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 1	—	503	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	160.13/cwt	154.00–162.50	914	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	145.29/cwt	145.00–146.00	963	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	494	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	803	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	147.83/cwt	146.00–149.00	1,378	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	158.64/cwt	157.00–160.00	960	49
Steers	Medium 1	—	692	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	952	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	137.64/cwt	136.00–141.50	973	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	177.60/cwt	176.00–178.00	936	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	146.40/cwt	146.00–147.50	856	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	294	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	463	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	932	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	692	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	900	3
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	539	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	814	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	960	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	170.68/cwt	169.00–182.50	703	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	991	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	395	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	286	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	555	151.14/cwt	151.00–153.00	839	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	169.45/cwt	169.00–175.00	746	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	729	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,089	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	189.58/cwt	182.00–191.50	906	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	659	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	194.67/cwt	187.50–199.50	818	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	763	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,068	15
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	579	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	666	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	638	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	128.90/cwt	128.00–130.50	1,022	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	501	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	150.88/cwt	142.50–151.75	733	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	143.44/cwt	142.00–147.00	843	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	154.71/cwt	148.00–155.00	679	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	129.55/cwt	126.00–132.00	816	19
Heifers	Medium 1	—	653	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	458	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	722	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	155.15/cwt	153.00–158.00	794	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	164.33/cwt	161.00–170.00	662	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	774	18
Heifers	Large 2	—	668	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	143.02/cwt	141.00–147.00	747	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	132.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	770	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	691	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	815	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	517	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	156.93/cwt	154.50–161.00	725	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	292	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	710	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium 1	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	166.60/cwt	164.00–169.00	630	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	139.68/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	136.59/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,057	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	814	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	584	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	561	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	132.09/cwt	131.50–132.25	848	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	159.31/cwt	159.00–160.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,482	4

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Feeder Cattle Auction (Friday) - Brush, CO

Fri Nov 12, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Receipts 1,734Last week 1,613Year ago 943

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	143.00	143.00
20	—	692	137.50	137.50
7	—	584	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	571	154.00–162.50	160.13
37	—	663	145.00–146.00	145.29
5	—	340	191.00	191.00
32	—	636	151.00	151.00
24	—	412	169.00–182.50	170.68
8	—	713	139.00	139.00
5	—	774	135.00–139.00	136.59
5	—	468	174.00	174.00
10	—	521	159.00–160.00	159.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	494	162.50	162.50
48	—	707	136.00–141.50	137.64
6	—	630	148.00	148.00
38	—	440	169.00–175.00	169.45
6	—	526	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	816	141.00	141.00
10	—	932	146.00–149.00	147.83
49	—	605	157.00–160.00	158.64
36	—	527	176.00–178.00	177.60
24	—	369	197.50	197.50
15	—	756	144.00	144.00
52	—	478	182.00–191.50	189.58
38	—	420	187.50–199.50	194.67
4	—	1,033	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	148.00	148.00
7	—	634	135.00	135.00
6	—	730	135.00	135.00
5	—	775	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	456	151.00	151.00
19	—	585	146.00–147.50	146.40
7	—	294	157.50	157.50
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	130.00	130.00
16	—	539	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	555	151.00–153.00	151.14
6	—	659	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	138.50	138.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	395	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,085	128.00	128.00
38	—	588	142.00–147.00	143.44
4	—	875	143.00	143.00
72	—	512	153.00–158.00	155.15
44	—	403	161.00–170.00	164.33
48	—	462	154.50–161.00	156.93
30	—	378	164.00–169.00	166.60
8	—	1,128	138.00–142.50	139.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	763	140.00	140.00
7	—	712	125.00	125.00
6	—	618	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	579	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	793	128.00–130.50	128.90
5	—	716	127.50	127.50
87	—	486	142.50–151.75	150.88
2	—	373	162.00	162.00
50	—	439	148.00–155.00	154.71
19	—	630	126.00–132.00	129.55
14	—	522	141.00–147.00	143.02
84	—	581	130.00–139.00	132.45
4	—	328	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	334	150.00	150.00
6	—	292	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	131.00	131.00
5	—	588	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	530	146.00	146.00
8	—	455	151.00	151.00
32	—	642	131.50–132.25	132.09
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	139.00	139.00
10	—	691	118.00	118.00
8	—	561	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	136.00	136.00

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